Microsoft Close Combat - Manual (Page 32)

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Leadership Leadership indicates the ability a soldier has to lead his team, rally
his team, and rally other teams. Color is used to show a soldier’s leadership
ability. Green indicates the highest leadership ability, while black indicates the
lowest. An arrow symbol is used to indicate whether leadership ability increased
or decreased as a result of the just-completed battle. An up-arrow symbol means
leadership ability went up; a down-arrow symbol means leadership ability went
down.
Physical Condition A soldier’s physical condition reflects the ability to perform
strenuous actions without being fatigued quickly and to withstand injuries that
would stop lesser men. Green indicates the best physical condition, while black
indicates the soldier is dead. This attribute can decrease due to injuries received
during combat and is indicated by a down arrow.
Mental Condition A soldier’s mental condition reflects the ability to react
quickly to battlefield conditions, to learn from those experiences, and apply them
the next time. This attribute never changes.
Experience Soldiers gain experience by surviving battles. The amount depends
on how well they perform and how easily they learn (mental condition). Experi-
enced soldiers tend to perform better than inexperienced soldiers. Color is used to
show a soldier’s experience. Green indicates the highest level of experience
(elite), while black indicates the lowest (conscript). Because soldiers can only
gain experience and not lose it, only the up-arrow symbol is displayed.
Morale A soldier’s morale represents how well the soldier can withstand the
terrors of the battlefield and remain an effective fighter. This attribute can
increase (up arrow) or decrease (down arrow) based on the amount of stress and
how well the soldier handles it. Green indicates the highest morale while black
indicates the lowest.
The next five fields show you how the soldier performed in terms of scoring in
the just-completed battle.
Tanks Killed Two numbers may be displayed in this field; the top number
indicates the number of tanks a soldier destroyed (or helped destroy) in the
just-completed battle, while the lower number is the cumulative total of tanks
destroyed during a Campaign.
Guns Killed Two numbers may be displayed in this field; the top number
indicates the number of guns a soldier destroyed (or helped destroy) in the
just-completed battle, while the lower number is the cumulative total of guns
destroyed during a Campaign.